Safety Flashes

Our attention has been drawn to an injury on a drilling rig, when a heavy bolt fell 14 metres and hit a roughneck on the head. He was wearing a […]

The investigation into a diver fatality on a subsea structure involving oxy-arc cutting has identified that the most likely cause of the explosion was that gas trapped in a cavity […]

We have received information of an incident involving a cup grinding stone. In this incident, the cup stone exploded. However, the findings are considered applicable to any type of abrasive […]

A member has reported the following incident, whereby an explosion occurred in a tank on a barge. Fortunately, nobody was injured, but the incident resulted in significant structural damage to […]

A member has notified us of a serious incident involving a mobile crane onboard one of its vessels. The crane was being utilised to install a spool piece subsea. The […]

A member has reported an incident which resulted in an injury to one of its crew, when an abandonment and recovery wire was being spooled off a winch. The shackle […]

A recent incident on one of our members’ vessels occurred when working on an internal lifting tool, using a fork lift to lift and install grippers. The gripper fell off […]

One of our members has recently received the following information on an incident: A fatality occurred when a worker was using an air-powered disc grinder to cut grooves into cast […]

One of our members has recently reported an incident on of its vessels, whereby a rigger crushed his hand between the zodiac and the structure. A similar incident was known […]

A member has recently reported the failure of a band securing screw on a DSI Mrk 18B band mask. During the annual return to base for a full strip-down and […]

A recent fatality involving such a door on an IMCA member’s vessel provided a timely reminder of the number of lives lost and the serious injuries caused by the incorrect […]

We have a safety alert from Hydrasun Limited concerning reported failures of 3/8″ R6 hose type bail-out whip assemblies.

One of our members has reported that on one of their vessels they found that the battery to the lifejacket had swelled out, resulting in a ruptured battery. The maker […]

Single trip tote bags are commonly used in the onshore construction industry for delivering quantities of building materials such as sand. Because of the convenience, they have been adopted in […]

A member has reported the following incident. A senior mechanical technician was involved in bleeding a hydraulic hose connected between an A-frame and a pump unit. The coupling was loosened […]

The following three incidents involving leg injuries have been reported by one of our members: Knee injury A rigger was working on the aft deck of the member’s vessel when […]

We have received the attached safety announcement from the Norwegian Maritime Directorate.

We have received information concerning part of the manufacturer’s name plate, weighing 250g, falling off of an offshore crane on an offshore installation, landing 21m below on an over-side scaffold […]

One of our members has reported a serious injury which one of its personnel received while completing maintenance on an ROV manipulator. ROV personnel were in the process of repairing […]

Further to earlier advice on these products, attached please find the recall notice issued by Divex.